| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1953-05-20)20 May 1953 (age 72) | ||
| Place of birth | Grenchen, Switzerland | ||
| Position | forward[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Grenchen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1972 | FC Grenchen | ||
| 1972–1975 | Young Boys | ||
| 1975–1978 | FC Basel | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Born | (1953-05-20)20 May 1953 (age 72) Grenchen, Switzerland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1988–1999 | Swiss Nationalliga A | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1989–1998 | FIFA-listed | Referee | |
Serge Muhmenthaler (born 20 May 1953) is a Swiss former professionalfootball player andreferee. He played as aforward during the 1970s and 1980s. As referee he is known for having refereed aSwiss Cup Final, aUEFA Cup Final and one match in theUEFA Euro 1996.
Muhmenthaler was brought up inGrenchen and started his football with the youth teams of the local football clubFC Grenchen. He also played in their first team in theNationalliga B and they won promotion to theNationalliga A in the 1970–71 season. The team also won theUhrencup that year and Muhmenthaler scored the first goal in the final, as they beatFC Basel 3–1.[2] In the summer of 1972, Muhmenthaler transferred toBSC Young Boys and he played there asforward for three years. With the Young Boys, Muhmenthaler won the Uhrencup 1973 and he scored a goal in the semifinal against his previous club Grenchen.
In 1975, Muhmenthaler transferred with a two-year contract to FC Basel. He made his team debut in the 5–1 home win againstGrasshopper Club Zürich and Muhmenthaler scored three of the goals.[3] He was part of thetitle winning team in the1976–77 football season. During a cup match in February 1976, he suffered ameniscus rupture. Nevertheless, Basel extended his contract despite the fact that Muhmenthaler had to undergo three operations within the following two years. Muhmenthaler reached his third Uhrencup Final with his third club in 1977 but was unable to repeat the success, the final ended in a 6–1 defeat againstNeuchâtel Xamax. Reaching the final again in the next year, Basel won the 1978 Uhrencup 2–1 against the same finalists.
Muhmenthaler was forced to terminate his playing career early due to his injury.
After his time as an active player Muhmenthaler becamereferee in theSwiss Football League. His career in brief: 1980–81: 3. Liga. 1981 to 1984:2. Liga. From the season 1984–85: referee in theSwiss Football Association. From 1989:FIFA-Referee.
From 1980 until the end of his career in December 1997 he conducted about 250 Swiss and some 75 international games. Amongst these he describes as one of his personal highlights the1998 FIFA World Cup qualification match on 11 November 1997 betweenItaly andRussia (1–0) in front of 80 000 spectators at theStadio San Paolo,Naples.[4] As part of the then practiced German-Swiss referee exchange 1988–1990, Muhmenthaler led four games in theBundesliga.[1]
Grenchen
BSC Young Boys
Basel
as Referee